New-York tribune., 1887-04-24
RESULTS OF THE PRIMARIES
APPEALS TO THE COUNTY COMMITTEE.

APPEALS TO THE COUNTY COMMITTEE.
CONTESTS IN TWO DISTRICTS cERrAiN-A ih'"D
PRoBABLE-THE VOTING SYSTEM
IN. thing concerning the Republican primaries on
rdav night was discussed yesterday with evident sa
faction ON all sdes and that was the fairness Oh 'no
method of voting Under the old system i was com.
mon thing TO delay the voting on various pre'eA"' anu
then close the polls with largo number waiting 70 Vo.o'
The counting was nearly always disputed. under 'no
now system all arc allowed to vote VINO
have enrolled, and swear in their votes anu
tho complaints about stuning the ballotoo1es
or false counting have entirely disappeared. inc
complaints come now from tho alleged enrolment OF
Democrats and from the reception OF votes OF tnoSe NOV
legally entitled to But these things are all mat'ero
record which will make 1t comparatively easy TOT tno
County Committee to determine the Justice oil the COM
pl.nta There will be contests of this character to de-
eide coming from the xIIIth, xvIth and xxIHd Dis
trots and one Of different character from the LIST DIS
trct where separate primaries were held. The opposr
ton In the Tst District is based alleged irregularities
In tho enrolmentof voters.
In tho XIIIth District where the Gibbs Mesde ticket
won by thrtyseven majority 1t is claimed by tho oppo
son that this was tho result of Illegal registration.
James A. Cowie, the leader Of tho opposition says
that . contest will be made before the County
o prsss Charles
"Hs far as am personally cqpcernsd would be win,
ing to let the matter drop, but I have no doubt
Sls;,x SsssTsa 'V'es"fs ss%s with only saleas
81 RSssss
mot they were legal voters Mr. Gowo filed SIns pro
ss against these oa Illegally go scsb the
majority of them were not legal voters: But Win tast
assistance the Cowie ticket defeated by only thirty
don't belteye legal RGpuDlCan
votes were cas-: for the cxec IL Incrc , ss h
aa nas ne 0s ns arc OIL
In tho xvIth District. where Michael Cregan won by
refused or neglected under Crcgans direction TO enroll
sixty Republicans whose names were proposed TOT MEM
Ssen ead defeated This and the claim Of illegal reEstIa
ton are the grounds on which contest Will DO made
II have no doubt that q successful contest
will bo, made Unquestionaly the old trick TICK
IF Tn,s Tsceye ws. rss% day
is over shown by the result as 1t stands gives
Captain Cresan disappointed in tho result suit io mo
said that he expected to down" tho dncks" who were
that the result was fairly accomplished -.
Mr.. Lust, one OF Cregans principal opponents makes
two distinct compaints-one touching the refsu 10 per
nit hr son VOTE and the other In regard to the case OF
William L. Jones. Although at the last registration"
he said, my permitted to put down MS name
Cregan refused allow him to vote although Chairman
Pope, who Is Cregan man, was willing, ana although
primary In the other case claim that the man voted
william L. Jones, although the real William l. Jones
the man voted as Richard l. Jones Even then 1t would
have for we claim herc nas arc sc ebcons hH in
twenty-five other cases which the County Committee Will
DR. Cole and John H. W. Killeen sad :" We will win in
canter and before all Is over some OF tho Cregan IN
specors viii probably go to the state tsoh E d,e Mhu S wS
OF the the Cregan ticket Is Robert DC wiz nc Is
employed by the aa can Se smse OF our COUNTY
Committee who is employed under Democratic board
NJ OF Illness and was attending his business in the
court house at Eighteenth ST. aud Fourthave wheh he
MY majority was small, they say" he exclaimed
@Why my dear boy could have had 300 majority II
had taken the trouble 10 work harder: Theirs, OK
course were paid voters; mine were volunteers, and
even with these tremendous odds have majority l
man who voted for Cleveland and the Others man who
couldn't sign his name. tell you. Nike Cream an is
Cregan will be triumphant just AZ surely as Parnc VIII
The vote In the xxIIId District was counted until
4 a. m. The total vote was 920, OF which the oppo-
stion Crane ticket polled $50 The ticket headed by
Congressman Fitch was successful Dy iooVoea hecrhs
tho result, Mr.. Crane said:
II was fair primary win say that much It vas
In years The result shows that Is impossible 10 get
Ss 70 So to @ or wnSfS which that
have ample grounds because OF Illegal rogstIauoh
were not Republicans Tho inspectors were peddling
tickets for the other side and there are other grounds on
MT Fitch aud others think that contest win not bc
made as there their minds no grounds whatever
for one They that when the disappointment or de-
feat OF Mr. Crane and his friends Will think better
Of such foolshness."
Henry Grassc, one OF the delegates whose name was
on both tickets said that he did not think there were
any grounds for contest The opposition had doDo all
in It's power and would have ~ show some fraud ON the
part OF the Raymond voters 70 make . contest There
not In the confidence OF Mr. Crane and his friends con
nod Mr. Grassc. hut think they arc well pleased with
wnst ac nan was for by r Raymond and
his friends Mr.. Crane is aclever and energetic man
men in tho district. Ho could not win when Mr. Ray
onds friends out 10 his support, although they
were taken by surprise don't think there will be any
the result but In large district like
The I'LL there IL sure be OF less contest"